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The airport opened on 8 October 1941 as Bennettsville Airport. It was renamed as Palmer Field in 1943 in honor of Capt. William White Palmer (1895-1934), Bennettsville native and World War I pilot. Palmer served in the 94th Aero Squadron in France during the war, shooting down three enemy aircraft.
It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Laurens, South Carolina. [1] Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned LUX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA [2] (which assigned LUX to Findel Airport in Luxembourg [3]).
For the 12-month period ending November 15, 2019, the airport had 8,100 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 3% jet. [1]
This is a list of airports in South Carolina (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Chester Catawba Regional Airport covers an area of 1,047 acres (424 ha) at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m) above mean sea level.It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 4,998 by 100 feet (1,523 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
Robert F. Swinnie Airport covers an area of 92 acres (37 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 3,001 feet (915 m) by 60 feet (18 m). For the 12-month period ending 9 October 2019, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, 100% of which were general aviation.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. [4] USDOT records say the airport had 56,330 passengers in calendar year 2017. [2] Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is HXD to the FAA [1] and HHH to the IATA.
For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2009, the airport had 23,850 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 49 single-engine aircraft based at this airport. [1]